Brain-Based Early Learning Activities: Connecting Theory and Practice

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Create a brain-rich learning environment

“Brain-based” learning activities engage both hemispheres of the brain simultaneously, resulting in stronger, more meaningful learning experiences and permanent brain connections. These activities span language, mathematics, science, art, motor skills, social and emotional, music, and the environment. As true brain-rich activities do, each falls into more than one learning domain. Every activity includes:

A description of brain connections being supported

Multi-sensory variations

Diversity adaptations

Extension activities

Brain-Based Early Learning Activities provides background information on brain development and how the brain learns, stores memory, and builds executive function. Also included are tips to help you create a brain-rich learning environment.

264 pages

About Nikki Darling-Kuria

Nikki Darling-Kuria has more than 14 years of experience in early care and education. A family child care professional and adjunct college professor, she also develops curriculum for early care and education programs and has written numerous articles for early childhood education publications. Nikki holds a master's degree in human development and a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. more..

Reviews

- October 1, 2010

Brain-Based Early Learning Activities: Connecting Theory and Practice covers learning activities from birth to age 8, providing a set of activities that offer diversity adaptations, extension activities, and arts sections ranging from fingerplays in language to science sections on food. Each exercise includes objectives, materials, and setp-by-step teaching instruction, making this an oustanding pick for any early education collection!

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by: James Cox,

The Midwest Book Review- Californai Bookwatch October 2010

- August 1, 2010

For early childhood professionals, Darling-Kuria, a family child care professional and adjunct professor who develops curricula for early care and education programs, provides brain-based learning activities for use with children from birth to age eight to simultaneously engage the whole brain in cognitive and physical development. After giving information on the brain, its parts, and their functions in learning and memory, as well as creating brain-compatible learning environments, she describes activities for language, math, science, art, motor skills, social-emotional development, music, and the natural environment, with age range and materials listed, and multisensory variations, diversity adaptations, and extension activities. No index is provided. (Annotations 2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

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Book News Inc.

- April 1, 2010

Family child care professional and adjunct college professor Nikki Darling-Kuria presents Brain-Based Early Lerning Activities, a collection of educational activities designed to stimulate interest and development in language, mathematics, science, art, motor skills, social skills, music, the environment, and more in children from birth to age 8. Each activity lists the brain connections that the activity supports, multisensory variations, diversity adaptations, and extension activities. Some examples of language-based activities include "Thyming Scavenger Hunt" (for age 4 years and up_ in wihich children are challenged to talk in rhymes (begin with classic nursery rhymes then have children go on a scavenger hunt to find items that rhyme), and "Flannel Fantasy" (for age 2 years and up) in which children are provided with a flannel surface to use felt pieces on to represent objects and events in a story. A superb supplement to classroom, home schooling, and even parent's and babysitter's collections, Brain-Based Early Learning Activities is highly recommended.

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Give children stronger, more meaningful learning experiences with eighty brain-based activities that engage both hemispheres of the brain. Each activity promotes learning in the areas of language, mathematics, science, art, music, and the environment and encourages physical, social, and emotional development. Included are materials lists, extension activities, variations for multi-sensory exploration, components for diversity, and an explanation of the brain connections being made. Brain-Based Early Learning Activities also provides a comprehensive overview of early brain development and key components necessary to create a brain-based early learning environment. Softbound, 264 pgs.